Thief

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers a robust experience in Thief, with performance scaling that clearly favors higher resolutions. At 1080p Ultra, the system reports an average of 133.1 FPS, which drops only slightly to 107.5 FPS at 1440p Ultra, before falling to 61.9 FPS at 4K Ultra. This pattern indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER remains the primary performance driver even at 1440p, but the 4K results show the GPU finally hitting a more demanding workload. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at High settings shows a 15% reduction in frame rate, from 133.1 FPS to 113 FPS, while the jump from 1440p to 4K at the same settings is a steeper 42% drop, from 113 FPS to 65.9 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling data reveals a GPU that is well-matched to this CPU across most of the resolution spectrum. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 163.3 FPS, and moving to 1440p Low only reduces that to 140.8 FPS, a 14% decline. This relatively modest drop suggests that at lower settings, the frame rate is not purely bound by the graphics card, and the Ryzen 7 5700's eight cores and 16 threads are keeping pace. The situation changes dramatically at 4K, where even Low settings produce 115.1 FPS, a 29% reduction from the 1440p figure. This indicates that the 4K resolution is placing substantial pressure on the GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and its 504.2 GB/s bandwidth.

The most telling comparison comes at High settings, which is likely the most balanced preset. The performance difference between 1080p and 1440p is only 15%, but the gap between 1440p and 4K is 42%. This nonlinear scaling is characteristic of a system where the CPU can handle the workload at lower resolutions, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases. At 4K Ultra, the 61.9 FPS average is still playable, but it represents a 53% drop from the 1080p Ultra figure of 133.1 FPS. This suggests that for 4K gaming, users may need to consider Medium settings to maintain higher frame rates, as the 4K Medium result of 88.8 FPS is 43% higher than the Ultra setting.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for optimizing the experience. At 4K, the Ultra preset yields 61.9 FPS, which is borderline for smooth gameplay, while the High preset at 65.9 FPS offers only a marginal improvement. The Medium preset at 88.8 FPS is a significant step up in performance, providing a 43% improvement over Ultra while likely maintaining most visual quality. For users with 4K displays, Medium is the recommended choice, as it strikes the best balance between visual fidelity and frame rate.

At 1440p, the situation is more forgiving. The Ultra preset delivers 107.5 FPS, which is above the 100 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 113 FPS offers a modest 5% improvement, but the Medium preset at 126.7 FPS provides a more substantial 18% boost over Ultra. Given that the 1440p High and Ultra settings are so close in performance, the High preset is recommended for its better balance. At 1080p, all presets are playable, with even Ultra hitting 133.1 FPS. The Low preset at 163.3 FPS is not necessary for competitive play, so Medium at 148.4 FPS or High at 133.1 FPS are both excellent choices.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Thief?*

A: The data shows that 1440p is the sweet spot, with the High preset delivering 113 FPS and Ultra at 107.5 FPS, both comfortably above 100 FPS.

Q: How does 4K performance compare to 1440p?

A: At High settings, 4K produces 65.9 FPS compared to 113 FPS at 1440p, a 42% reduction. At Ultra, the gap is similar, with 61.9 FPS at 4K versus 107.5 FPS at 1440p.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings (163.3 to 140.8 FPS) suggests the Ryzen 7 5700's 8 cores and 16 threads are sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4070 SUPER at lower resolutions.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combination?

A: The maximum measured average is 163.3 FPS at 1080p with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to its nearest rival in synthetic tests?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 42576, which is 0.3% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE's score of 42723.

Q: What is the lowest recorded average FPS for this combo?

A: The lowest measured average is 61.9 FPS at 4K with Ultra settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Thief, this pairing of the Ryzen 7 5700 and RTX 4070 SUPER ranks at 395 out of 1642 combos, placing it in the top 24% of all tested systems. This percentile ranking is consistent with the hardware's individual standings: the CPU sits at the 84th percentile among all processors, and the GPU also ranks at the 84th percentile among all graphics cards. The combo's ranking suggests that the two components are well-matched, as neither significantly drags down the other's performance in this title.

The RTX 4070 SUPER's nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A6000, has a nearly identical average score of 42653, which is just 0.2% higher. This indicates that within synthetic benchmarks, the 4070 SUPER is performing at the expected level for its class. The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, shows a 0.7% higher average score, which is within the margin of error for these tests. These close margins in synthetic tests translate to the in-game ranking, where the combo's position is a reflection of both components working together effectively.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 provides a solid foundation for this gaming combo, with its 8 cores and 16 threads operating at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. In synthetic multi-threaded tests, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20655, which is 14% higher than its single-core score of 2916. This indicates that the CPU can leverage its multi-threading capabilities when needed, though Thief is not an extremely demanding title in this regard.

The CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache and 16 threads are sufficient for the game's requirements, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling at 1080p. The low-to-medium preset transition shows a 9% performance drop (163.3 to 148.4 FPS), which is relatively small, indicating that the CPU is not a bottleneck even at lower resolutions. The PassMark multithread score of 24303 and the 3DMark max threads score of 6617 suggest that the CPU has ample headroom for this game. The CPU's 65W TDP and Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne) on the 7 nm process from TSMC provide a power-efficient platform, though the game's performance is more dependent on the GPU's 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power and its 198.0 GPixel/s pixel rate.